REDEFINING LEARNING ASSESSMENT AS A PRACTICE OF FREEDOM

Abstract

The present study aims to describe the redefining of the understandings of teachers in initial training with regard to assessment. The present case study used a qualitative, exploratory-descriptive methodology. A total of 29 teachers in training at a Chilean university took part. Information was collected through interviews before and after the implementation of a training process based on the assessment-as-learning approach. There were changes in understandings and practices, particularly awareness of the social and continuous nature of assessment. The conclusion is that assessment-learning as a practice of freedom emerges from collaborative and democratic spaces and implies a liberation from the fear of error and the need for external control.

ASSESSMENT; LEARNING; AUTONOMY; INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING